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Welcome to gift central! Here are great holiday gifts that won't break the bank!
By Caren Oppenheim
For the first time in 48 years, the annual Hess truck can be ordered online. At last, anyone, anywhere can get in on this fun tradition.
Strike while the oil's hot: Send latkes straight from the frying pan to this clever plate.
Think peace, love and happiness, courtesy of a built-in alarm, LCD clock and four colorful images to beam on a wall or ceiling.
A scented candle inside a keeper miniature casserole pot—that's what's cookin'.
Looks good enough to satisfy a sweet tooth, but it's actually a notepad.
Cap off London's all-star year with a 346-piece Big Ben. Cheerio!
Big, bold letters (easy to remove later) add character to any wall. Word up!
Dreidels made with muffin mix put a new spin on the Jewish holidays.
An elegant blown-glass take on the plastic cookie tray? Sweet.
Spot-on for anyone who could use a little Zen for the coming year.
Earth-friendly and eye-catching additions to your table.
$25, Bloomingdale's stores
Earth-friendly and eye-catching additions to your table.
$10/pair, Bloomingdale's stores
Tacky, too-colorful board game boxes are out—sleek ones that resemble leather books are in.
Tuning out the world has never looked better.
In a neck-and-neck competition for the season's best bling, this wins.
Fingerless cashmere gloves in Veuve Clicquot champagne's signature golden yellow are good reason to bubble over.
On time and on trend: That's a wrap.
Fashion doubles as art in this grown-up take on a childhood fave, Memory.
Real life meets Facebook when you "Like" this adjustable frame.
Take your choice of projections: Earth's night sky or a galaxy far, far away.
All kinds of silly, not to mention handy for any breaks in the action on Christmas Day.
Keeps any cookbook—or tablet—upright and splatter-free, then folds up for easy storage. Bon appétit!
100% of proceeds to Step Up Women's Network.
$5 from the sale of each to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
15% of sale price to U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
50% of proceeds to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Cross the holiday's most iconic ballet with a trendy mustache and get...this.
Shake things up with charming winter-themed orbs.
Imagine all the people—or John, Paul, Ringo and George—in Life's intimate look at the Fab Four. Love them, yeah, yeah, yeah.
For the budding fashionista: patterns, fabrics and a doll-size dummy for creating custom designs. The runway awaits!
Canine curiosities that have forever puzzled dog owners are finally licked in these funny cards. The answers are all bark, no bite.
"Help me Obi-Wan." Includes how-tos for 36 projects, plus custom-designed paper with movie art.
If an 18-foot-long crocodile scares up excitement, the odd facts in this book will too. Bonus: Download the new Believe It or Not! app and scan a smartphone over the images to access hidden content.
Three of winter's hottest hues, plus matching gloves, right at your fingertips.
$21, Sally Beauty Supply stores
Get a whiff of this: Three classy, elegant and luxurious scents in gorgeous bottles to boot.
Six Sonia Kashuk makeup brushes with a metallic bag that doubles as a clutch.
Bring Paris home in sinfully sweet three-in-one bath products. Magnifique!
Bottles with labels inspired by legendary artists and album art definitely go down smooth.
The ultimate solution for needing a pinch of this or a dash of that—72 individually wrapped packets in just-right teaspoon servings. Comes with 20 holiday-inspired recipes.
Time to get on the stick and make some minty winter treats. Includes cake mix, frosting and toppings.
Salted caramel or peanut butter and banana bites might as well come with a warning to loosen the belt a notch.
Nashville's famed Loveless Café adds bacon to peanut brittle, pecans and popcorn. All together now: pig heaven.
Holiday panettone with Nudo extra virgin olive oil imported straight from Italy. The best version you'll ever eat. Get it while it lasts.
In cool neon or classy antique gold, the modern monogram necklace is even better for FC readers with a discount code. (Allow four weeks for Christmas delivery.)
Cheers to personalized wine labels that make a basic gift significantly more memorable.
Instagram addicts, rejoice—now you can opt for real-deal books on high-quality paper.
Customize this tote with photos, letters or a family name for the long haul.
No more bitsy scraps of paper with the granddaddy of all notepads (it's 8.5 x 7 inches), available in A to Z and fun sayings.
Originally published in the December 2012 issue of Family Circle magazine.
This piece was accurate at publication time, but all prices, offerings and styles are subject to change.










